Thomas II of Piedmont
Thomas II (c. 1199–1259) was a younger son of Count Thomas I of Savoy. A former cleric, he left the church and in 1233 received the lordship of Piedmont, which he raised to a county.
From 1237 to 1244 he was count of Flanders by his marriage to Countess Joanna. In 1253 he became regent of Savoy for his nephew Count Boniface. Captured by the men of Asti at Moncalieri in 1255, he was freed in 1256 after his brothers forced a settlement.